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TEST EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS FOR TAPPI TEST METHODS
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and the general public. This information was obtained from a survey of industry test equipment suppliers. To be
included in the current supplier list, please call the TAPPI Technical Services Department at 770-209-7208, or fax a
memo to that department's attention at 770-446-6947.
NOTE: Only TAPPI Test Methods with known equipment suppliers are listed. Any errors or unlisted suppliers may
be brought to the attention of the TAPPI Technical Services Department.
METHOD EQUIPMENT COMPANY

T 200 Laboratory beating of pulp(valley beater method)
Complete Equipment Kalamazoo Paper Chemicals
Complete Equipment Lorentzen & Wettre USA
Large Disintegrator Robert Mitchell, Inc.
Complete Equipment Testing Machines, Inc.
Complete Equipment Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
Valley Beater Voith Sulzer
T 205 Forming handsheets for physical test of pulp
Complete Equipment Huygen Corporation
Partial Equipment Lorentzen and Wettre Canada Inc.
Complete Equipment Regmed Indústria Técnica de Precisão Ltda.
T 208 Moisture in wood, pulp, paper, and paperboard by toluene distillation
Controlled Testing Environment Environmental Growth Chambers
Partial Equipment Sensortech Systems, Inc.
T 210 Weighing, sampling, and testing pulp for moisture
Complete Equipment Georg Fischer Disa Inc.
T 211 Ash in wood and pulp
Retention Monitoring System BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Retention Monitoring Systems Valmet Automation Kajaani Ltd.
Automated Paper Testing System Valmet Automation (USA) Inc.
T 213 Dirt in pulp
Dirt Counter Industrial Technologies, Inc.
PAPRICAN Micro-Scanner OpTest Equipment, Inc.
Online Dirt Detection System ProInTek Systems Inc.
T 218 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Buchner Funnel procedure)
Reflectance Testers Technidyne Optical Laboratory
Complete Equipment Thwing-Albert Instrument Co.
T 220 Physical testing of pulp handsheets
Tensile/Tear/Peel Tester Edwin H. Benz Company, Inc.
Complete Equipment Lloyd Instruments Ltd.
Complete Equipment Mono Research Laboratories Inc.
T 221 Drainage time of pulp
Pulp Drainage Analyzer BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Pulp Drainage Analyzer Valmet Automation Kajaani Ltd.
Zeta Potential Pen Kem, Inc.
Pulp Drainage Analyzer Valmet Automation (USA) Inc.
T 226 Specific external surface of pulp
Freeness Tester Lorentzen & Wettre USA
Freeness Tester Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
T 227 Freeness of pulp
In-Line Freeness Tester BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Pulp Drainage Analyzer Valmet Automation Kajaani Ltd.
Pulp Drainage Analyzer Valmet Automation (USA) Inc.
T 230 Viscosity of pulp (capillary viscometer method)
Tensile Testing Machine Cannon Instrument Company
CED Solution GFS Chemicals
Partial Equipment Stevens/Farnell Quality and Test Systems
T 231 Zero-span breaking strength of pulp (dry zero-span tensile)
Trouble Shooter Pulmac Instruments International
Fiber Quality Tester Pulmac Instruments International
Tensile Tester Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co., Inc.
T 232 Fiber length of pulp by projection
Fiber Length Analyzer BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Fiber Analyzer Valmet Automation Kajaani Ltd.
Fiber Quality Analyzer OpTest Equipment, Inc.
Fiber Analyzer Valmet Automation (USA) Inc.
T 233 Fiber length of pulp by classification
Fiber Analyzer Andritz Inc.
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Classifier Andritz Inc.
T 234 Coarseness of pulp fibers
T 236 Kappa number of pulp
Kappa Number Analyzer BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Kappa Numb
Partial Equipment Systematix Controls, Inc.
T 240 Consistency (concentration) of pulp suspensions
Retention Monitoring System BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Consistency Meters BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Retention Monitoring System Valmet Automation Kajaani Ltd.
Retention Monitoring System Valmet Automation (USA) Inc.
T 247 Calcium in pulp
Calcium Indicator GFS Chemicals
T 252 pH and electrical conductivity of hot water extracts of pulp, paper, and paperboard
Complete Equipment Kernco Instruments Company, Inc.
T 254 Cupriethylenediamine disperse viscosity of pulp (falling ball method)
Viscosity Standard Oils Baxter Diagnostics, Inc.
CED Solution GFS Chemicals
Viscosity Standard Oils Thomas Scientific
T 255 Water-soluble sulfates in pulp and paper
Barium Perchlorate GFS Chemicals
T 256 Water-soluble chlorides in pulp and paper
s-Dipenylcarbazone GFS Chemicals
T 258 Basic density and moisture content of pulpwood
Moisture Equipment Infrared Engineering Ltd.
T 261 Fines fraction of paper stock by wet screening
Complete Equipment Paper Chemistry Laboratory, Inc.
Britt Jar and Parts Paper Research Materials Inc.
T 262 Preparation of mechanical pulps for testing
Complete Equipment Lorentzen and Wettre Canada Inc.
T 268 Weight-volume measurement of pulpwood
T 271 Fiber length of pulp and paper by automated optical analyzer
T 272 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (sheet machine procedure)
Reflectance Testers Technidyne Optical Laboratory
T 274 Laboratory screening of pulp (MasterScreen-type instrument)
Complete Equipment Pulmac Instruments International
T 275 Screening of Pulp (Somerville-Type Equipment)
T 277 Macro stickies content in pulp: the "pick-up" method
Press Carver Inc.
Coated Paper Voith Sulzer Paper Technology
Silicone Paper Voith Sulzer Paper Technology
Black Filter Paper Wilkens Anderson Company
T 278 Pulp screening (valley-type screening device)
Complete Equipment Voith Sulzer Paper Technology
T 401 Fiber analysis of paper and paperboard
T 402 Standard conditioning and testing atmospheres for paper, board, pulp handsheets, and related products
Environmental Simulation Parameter Generation & Control, Inc.
T 403 Bursting strength of paper
Burst Testers Mullen Testers
E.J. Cady & Company
Burst Tester Adamel Lhomargy
Complete Equipment Valmet Automation Kajaani Ltd.
Complete Equipment Petroleum Analyzer Corp.
T 404 Tensile breaking strength and elongation of paper and paperboard (using pendulum-type tester)
Pendulum Impact Edwin H. Benz Company, Inc.
Automated Paper Testing System Valmet Automation Kajaani Ltd.
T 409 Machine Direction of paper and paperboard
T 410 Grammage of paper and paperboard (weight per unit area)
Complete Equipment Data Measurement Corporation
Balance Adamel Lhomargy

T 411 Thickness (caliper) of paper, paperboard, and combined board
Complete Equipment B.C. Ames Company
Complete Equipment Standard Scientific Supply Company
Complete Equipment Data Measurement Corporation
Complete Equipment E.J. Cady & Company
Complete Equipment Emveco, Inc.
Micrometers Adamel Lhomargy
Complete Equipment Mitutoyo/MTI Corporation
T 412 Moisture in paper and paperboard
Speed Dryer Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
Moisture Equipment Infrared Engineering Ltd.
Hand Moisture Meters Max Doser GmbH & Company KG
Continuous Measuring Systems Max Doser GmbH & Company KG
Partial Equipment Sensortech Systems, Inc.
Partial Equipment Testing Machines, Inc.
T 413 Ash in paper and paperboard
Electric Furnace Adamel Lhomargy
T 414 Internal tearing resistance of paper (Elmendorf-type method)
T 425 Opacity of paper (15E/diffuse illuminant A, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)
Complete Equipment Technidyne Corporation
Complete Equipment Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.
Complete Equipment Opticolor, Inc.
Opacity Meter Technidyne Optical Laboratory
Opacity Tester Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
T 437 Dirt in paper and paperboard
Electronic Dirt Count System Huygen Corporation
Online Inspection System Industrial Technologies, Inc.
T 441 Water absorptiveness of sized nonbibulous paper and paperboard (Cobb test)
Cobb Test Fixture Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
Sample Cutter Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
Complete Equipment Gurley Precision Instruments
Water Absorption Apparatus Lorentzen & Wettre USA
PAPRICAN Dynamic OpTest Equipment, Inc.
Sorption Tester
T 442 Spectral reflectance factor transmittance, and color of paper and pulp (polychromatic illumination)
Portable Spectrophotometers Gretag Data and Image Systems
Spectrophotometers Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.
Complete Equipment Technidyne Optical Laboratory
T 448 Water vapor transmission rate of sheet materials at standard temperature and humidity
Complete Equipment Messmer Buchel
Vapor Permeability Regmed Indústria Técnica de Precisão Ltda.
Test Dishes Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
Templates Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
Covers Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
T 451 Flexural properties of paper (Clark stiffness)
Complete Equipment Photovolt
T 452 Brightness of pulp, paper, and paperboard (directional reflectance at 457 nm)
Brightness Transmitter BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Portable Spectrophotometers Gretag Data and Image Systems
Brightness Testers Technidyne Optical Laboratory
Complete Equipment X-Rite, Incorporated
T 454 Turpentine Test for Grease Resistance of Paper
Partial Equipment/Test Sand U. S. Silica
T 458 Surface wettability of paper (angle of contact method)

T 459 Surface strength of paper (wax pick test)
T 460 Air resistance of paper (Gurley Method)
T 461 Flame resistance of treated paper and paperboard
Complete Equipment Atlas Electric Devices Company
Complete Equipment DEK-TRON Custom Scientific Instruments
T 464 Water vapor transmission rate of paper and paperboard at high temperature and humidity
Test Dishes Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
T 476 Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard
Electronic "Fuller" Abrasion Huygen Corporation
T 479 Smoothness of paper (Bekk method)
Complete Equipment Taber Industries
T 480 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 751
Microgloss 75E (Portable BYK-Gardner USA
Gloss Meter)
Complete Equipment Howell Laboratories, Inc.
Calibration Standards Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.
Glossmeters, 601 Geometry Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc.
Bench Glossmeters Sheen Instruments, Inc.
Microgloss Glossmeters Sheen Instruments, Inc.
Glossmeter Technidyne Optical Laboratory
T 489 Stiffness of paper and paperboard (Taber-type stiffness tester)
Stiffness Tester Adamel Lhomargy
Complete Equipment Taber Industries
T 494 Tensile breaking properties of paper and paperboard (using constant rate of elongation apparatus)
Tensile Testing Machine Chatillon Force Measurement/
Chatillon Materials Testing
Tensile Tester Edwin H. Benz Company, Inc.
Complete Equipment Instron Corporation
Tensile Testing Machines Adamel Lhomargy
Complete Equipment Calitek
Complete Equipment MTS Systems Corporation
Complete Equipment Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
Complete Equipment Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co., Inc.
T 500 Book bulk and bulking number of paper
T 503 Coefficient of static friction of shipping sack papers (inclined plane method)
Friction Tester Liberty Engineering Company
T 509 Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (cold extraction method)
T 511 Folding endurance of paper (MIT tester)
T 512 Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing
T 514 Surface strength of coated paperboard

T 515 Visual grading and color matching of paper
Color Matching Booths Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc.
Light Booths Tailored Lighting Inc.
T 516 Envelope seal, seam, and window patch testing
T 517 Dynamic strength of flexible barrier material seals
Tensile Testing Machine Chatillon Force Measurement/
Tensile Tester, Machine, Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
and Cutter
T 519 Diffuse opacity of paper (d/0 paper backing)
T 523 Dynamic measurement of water vapor transfer through sheet materials
Partial Equipment MOCON/Modern Controls, Inc.
T 524 L, a, b, 45E 0E colorimetry of white and near-white paper and paperboard
Portable Colorimeter BYK-Gardner USA
Benchtop Colorimeter BYK-Gardner USA
Benchtop Colorimeter BYK-Gardner USA
Complete Equipment Gretag Data and Image Systems
Reflectance/Calibration Standards Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.
Complete Equipment X-Rite, Incorporated
T 525 Diffuse brightness of pulp (d/0E)
Spectrophotometers Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc.
T 526 Blister resistance of coated paper in heatset printing
Partial Equipment Kalamazoo Paper Chemicals
T 527 Color of paper and paperboard in CIE Y; x, y, Y, dominant wavelength and excitation purity
Complete Equipment Gretag Data and Image Systems
Spectrophotomers Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.
T 529 Surface pH measurement of paper
T 530 Size test for paper by ink resistance (Hercules Method)
Complete Equipment Hercules, Inc.
Complete Equipment Oy Herconfinn Ab
T 535 Stiffness of paperboard (resonance length method)
Stiffness Tester ISA Instruments S. A.
T 536 Resistance of paper to passage of air (high pressure Gurley Method)
T 537 Dirt count in paper and paperboard (optical character recognition - OCR)
T 538 Roughness of paper and paperboard (Sheffield Method)
Calibration Standards Technidyne Corporation
T 541 Internal bond strength of paperboard (z-direction tensile)
Internal Bond Tester Edwin H. Benz Company, Inc.
Complete Equipnent Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.

T 543 Stiffness of paper (Gurley type stiffness tester)
T 545 Cross-machine grammage profile measurement (gravimetric method)
T 546 Machine direction grammage variation measurement (gravimetric method)
T 547 Air permeability of paper and paperboard (Sheffield-type)
Calibration Standards Technidyne Corporation
T 548 Coefficient of static friction of uncoated writing and printing paper by use of the inclined plane method
T 549 Coefficient of static and kinetic friction of uncoated writing and printing paper by use of the horizontal plane
method
Force Measuring Device Chatillon Force Measurement/
Complete Equipment MTS Systems Corporation
T 551 Thickness of paper and paperboard (soft platen method)
T 552 Determination of wetting tension of polyolefin films and coated surfaces via the Mayer rod technique
Complete Equipment Diversified Enterprises
T 555 Roughness of paper and paperboard (Print Surf method)
Benchtop Spectrophotometer BYK-Gardner USA
T 556 Bending resistance of paper and paperboard (Lorentzen & Wettre-type tester)
T 557 Water vapor transmission rate trough plastic film and sheeting using a modulated infrared sensor
Complete Equipment MOCON/Modern Controls, Inc.
T 558 Surface wettability and absorbency of sheeted materials using an automated Contact angle tester
Complete Equipment Fibro System Ab
T 559 Grease resistance test for paper and paperboard
T 560 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (using d/0, diffuse illumination and normal viewing)
T 561 Sorptive rate and capacity of bibulous paper products using gravimetric principles in resins
Complete Equipment M/K Systems, Inc.
T 562 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (using 45/0) directional illumination and normal viewing
T 563 Equivalent Black Area (EBA) and Count of Visible Dirt in Pulp, Paper and Paperboard by Image Analysis
T 569 Internal bond strength (Scott type)
Complete Equipment Huygen Corp.
Complete Equipment Testing Machines Inc.
T 600 Analysis of formaldehyde in aqueous solutions and of free formaldehyde
T 627 Determination of titanium dioxide
Zeta Potential Pen Kem, Inc.
T 637 Viscosity of starch and starch products (C. I. V. test)
T 646 Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (45E/0E directional)
Complete Equipment John Godrich & Credit Machines Ltd.
T 648 Viscosity of coating clay slurry
Viscometers Huygen Corporation
Viscometers Kaltec Scientific, Inc.
T 650 Solids content of black liquor
T 653 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 20E
Complete Equipment Howell Laboratories, Inc.
Calibration Standards Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.

Glossmeters, 751 Geometry Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc.
T 656 Measuring, sampling, and analyzing white waters
Retention Monitoring Systems BTG - Division of Spectris Technologies
Automatic Samplers ISCO, Environmental Design
Open Channel Flow Meters ISCO, Environmental Design
Retention Monitoring Systems Valmet Automation Kajaani Ltd.
Retention Monitoring Systems Valmet Automation (USA) Inc.
T 665 Analysis of talc
Calcium, Magnesium Indicator GFS Chemicals
T 676 Viscosity of starch and starch products
T 692 Determination of suspended solids in kraft green and white liquor
T 698 Determination of wetting tension of polyethylene and polypropylene films and coatings (Modified visking ana-
lytical technique)
Complete Equipment Diversified Enterprises
T 800 Drum test for fiberboard shipping containers (revolving hexagonal drum)
Complete Equipment Gaynes Engineering Company
T 801 Impact resistance of fiberboard shipping containers
Partial Equipment Gaynes Engineering Company
T 802 Drop test for fiberboard shipping containers
Drop Tester Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
T 803 Puncture test of containerboard
T 804 Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers
Compression Tester Edwin H. Benz Company, Inc.
Compression Tester Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
Compression Tester Adamel Lhomargy
Compression Tester Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co., Inc.
T 807 Bursting strength of paperboard and linerboard
Burst Testers Mullen Testers E.J. Cady & Company
T 808 Flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method)
Edge Crush/Compression Tester Mullen Testers
Compression Machine/Specimen Cutter Liberty Engineering Company
Partial Equipment MAR & Associates
Compression Machine Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co., Inc.
T 809 Flat crush of corrugating medium (CMT test)
T 810 Burst strength of corrugated and solid fiberboard
Burst Testers Mullen Testers E.J. Cady & Company

T 811 Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard (short column test)
Compression Tester Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co., Inc.
T 812 Ply separation of solid and corrugated fiberboard (wet)
T 813 Tensile test for the manufacturer's joint of fiberboard shipping containers
Tensile Tester Chatillon Force Measurement/
T 815 Coefficient of static friction (slide angle) of packaging and packaging materials(including shipping sack papers,
corrugated and solid fiberboard) (inclined plane method)
Friction Tester Liberty Engineering Company
Complete Equipment MAR & Associates
T 816 Coefficient of static friction of corrugated and solid fiberboard (horizontal plane method)
Force Measuring Device Chatillon Force Measurement/
Tensile Testing Machine Adamel Lhomargy
T 818 Ring crush of paperboard
Specimen Holder Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
Specimen Cutter Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
Crush Tester Liberty Engineering Company
Compression Machine Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co., Inc.
T 819 Water absorption of corrugating medium: Boat method
Cobb Tester Adamel Lhomargy
T 820 Flexural stiffness of corrugated board
T 821 Pin adhesion of corrugated board by selective separation
Pin Adhesion Fixtures Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
T 822 Ring crush of paperboard (rigid support method)
Ring Crush Specimen Holder Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
Ring Crush Specimen Cutter Emerson Apparatus, Inc.

T 824 Fluted edge crush of corrugated medium
Complete Equipment Liberty Engineering Company
ODC Device Regmed Indústria Técnica de Precisão Ltda.
T 825 Flat crush test of corrugated board (rigid support method)
T 826 Short span compressive strength of paperboard
Tensile/Compression Tester Edwin H. Benz Company, Inc.
T 827 Box blank dimensioning
T 829 Score quality test
Force Gauge/Load Cell Chatillon Force Measurement/
Score Quality Test Fixture Emerson Apparatus, Inc.
Sample Cutter Emerson Apparatus, Inc
Score Bend Tester Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
T 831 Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop penetration test
T 833 Test for interfiber bond using the internal bond tester
T 834 Determination of paperboard roll hardness
T 835 Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop absorption test
T 836 Bending stiffness, four point method
T 837 Measuring the bond strength of a glued manufacturer’s joint
T 838 Edge crush test using neckdown
T 839 Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard using the clamp method (short column test)
T 840 Testing adhesives used in glued lap joints of corrugated fiberboard containers
T 841 Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard using the morris method (short column test)
T 1001 Forming insulating boards for physical tests
T 1002 Drainage time of pulp for insulating board
T 1009 Tensile strength and elongation at break
T 1011 Basis weight of fiberglass mats
T 1205 Dealing with suspect (outlying) test determinations

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